Chanse Creekmur leaving ASU basketball to pursue football

by Doug Haller - Mar. 9, 2012 09:42 PMThe Arizona Republic

Chanse Creekmur is leaving the Arizona State basketball program to pursue football at another school.

The sophomore forward informed coach Herb Sendek of his plans Friday. At Marshalltown (Iowa) High, Creekmur played quarterback, gaining interested from smaller schools, but he decided to play basketball at ASU instead.

He hopes to transfer to a school closer to Iowa and is open to playing both sports.

"I'm just having a change of heart," Creekmur said. "It's just something I want to do, to see if I can still play or not,'' Creekmur said. "I want to see how far I can go because my recruiting caught up late ( in high school). I've always loved playing football."

Creekmur played in 30 games this season, starting starting 13. In 24 minutes per game, he averaged 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds. One of the team's better shooters, he shot 39.3 percent from the field and 36.1 from 3-point range.

He is the 10th scholarship player over the last four years to leave Sendek's program.